KORA Mornings

Way to go Lady Aggie Basketball!!

It’s Monday, and trust us we feel your pain! Here is what Roger & Jessy Talked about this morning…

First, BIG Congrats to the Fightin’ Texas Lady Ags Basketball Team on winning the SEC Championship Tournament yesterday! They took down Kentucky in the final game of the tounry, 75-67!!

In Country Music News: George Strait’s June 1st show at San Antonio’s Alamodome sold out in six minutes on Saturday… more than 72,000 tickets. The gig is King George’s 16th sell-out on the Cowboy Rides Away tour.

Happy 30th birthday to Carrie Underwood! Carrie celebrated what she describes as “the first anniversary” of her 29th birthday over the weekend with a cupcake tower from her favorite bakery Ivey Cakes. The Franklin, Tennessee-based bakery created the confections for her wedding in 2010.

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth are on the rocks -- and separated by 14,000 miles. Rumors began swirling a couple of weeks ago that Liam cheated with either January Jones or Emma Watson, depending on which tabloid you believe. Miley denied calling off their engagement, but then appeared in public without her bling. Liam returned home to Australia -- "so they could have a break."

And in Weird Wacky World News:
According to a new survey, a majority of single women are now willing to make the first move when it comes to dating. More than half say they'd ask a guy out rather than wait for him to do it . . . and instead of waiting for him to call after a date, two in three women say they'd call HIM and let him know they liked him.

According to a survey of 1,000 kids, 100% of mothers are perfect. That's right . . . EVERY kid thinks their mom is perfect. And the number one thing kids like about their mom is . . . their kissing and cuddling ability. The rest of the top five is: Making you feel better when you're sick . . . making you laugh . . . baking . . . and telling stories.

How Sweet!

On Friday afternoon in Texas, a man was driving in his truck, hopped a curb, SLAMMED into a car in a parking lot, and set off a chain reaction that turned into a FIVE-CAR WRECK. And he blamed it on . . . the BRAIN FREEZE from his 7-Eleven Slurpee. He passed sobriety tests, so the cops took his word for it. No one was injured in the crash.In the Box Office over the Weekend: Oz, the Great and Powerful swept to the top of the weekend box office with an $80.3 million debut.Jack the Giant Slayer dropped to second with $10 million. The big-budget action flick has made only $43.8 million in two weeks. It cost $200 million to make.Identify Thief went from second to third with $6.3 million. The Melissa McCarthy comedy has now banked $116.5 million.Dead Man Down, a thriller starring Colin Farrell, opened in fourth with $5.4 million. Snitch was fifth with $5.1 million.

The First Winner and Q of the D Contests talked about:
We're in Easter season, which means we're in marshmallow PEEPS season. This is the 60th anniversary of Peeps . . . and according to their parent company, Peeps sales are at an ALL-TIME HIGH. A few years ago, the company decided to invest more money into marketing Peeps, and it WORKED. They say Peeps are now posting double-digit growth.

We set the clocks ahead yesterday . . . hope you remembered, or YOU'RE LATE. Anyway, in a new survey, about 61% of Americans say they SIGNIFICANTLY feel the effects of losing that hour of sleep. And about 40% say it will take them this ENTIRE WEEK to get adjusted.

Today’s Free-Advice: Four Mistakes You Might Be Making on LinkedIn
About 200 MILLION people useLinkedIn, the online resume site. And almost half of them are American. So having a LinkedIn page is definitely worth it when you're looking for a job.
--But just uploading your resume isn't enough anymore. Check out this list from "Forbes" magazine of four mistakes you might be making with your LinkedIn profile.

#1.) Not Using a Picture. According to one expert, you're seven times more likely to have your page viewed if you have a profile picture. Just keep it simple and go with a close-up of your face. And also make sure it's a RECENT photo.#2.) Not Adding a "Summary". When you edit your profile, it's near the top of the page. . And it's where you're supposed to describe the kind of job you're looking for.#3.) Not Listing Your Full Work Experience. Since it's online, you don't have to worry about fitting everything on one page. So it's okay to list all of your past jobs, along with things like volunteer work.#4.) Setting Up Your LinkedIn Page, Then Never Updating It. You probably update it with things like promotions or new contacts. But people who use LinkedIn EFFECTIVELY are the ones who stay active on it.

AND Today’s Song of the Day on This Date in History: 2006 - - Kenny Chesney's "Living in Fast Forward" takes over the top spot on Billboard's country singles chart.